Common newtonia

Common newtonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vangidae
Genus: Newtonia
Species: N. brunneicauda
Binomial name
Newtonia brunneicauda
(Newton, 1863)

The common newtonia (Newtonia brunneicauda) is a species of bird in the Vangidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

It is a small bird with greyish-brown upper parts, tannish-white underparts, a black bill and golden-yellow eyes.

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